New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-22
SENATOR MILLERS WESTERN TIP.
WHAT HE SAW ON THE PACIFIC COAST

GREATLY IMPRESSED wifn riE RESOURCES OF TaE
REGIoy-RAILROADs AND MINING.
sThe people are 80 busy with speculation and with
business matters that they have no time TO give Il
political excitement discussion" was the remark OF
ex-senator Warner Miller at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Consequently have nothing TO say about politics.
The political situation Of next year may, and probably
will be largely determined by what is done in Washing.
ton this winter The tariff and financial situation will
necessarily discussed there. and the results
that discussion will largely depend the issues OF next
year."
Ex-senator Miller says that be much enjoyed his trim
70 the Pacific Coast It occupied two months. He wa
greatly pleased with what he OF the improvement
and progress OF the country, and came home with
stronger impression Of the greatness of the United states
than ever before g" went out" said he, by way Of
Cincinnat Denver and the Central Pacific Railroad
San Francisco After running over California went by
the overland route Portland Oregon. There is
from San Francisco Portland which is all rail except
about fifty miles OF staging over the mountains. This
break will be closed up by railroad connection and
In less years time the entire coast from the lower
end Of California to the northern line OF Oregon will be
paralleed by railroad The railroad lines are being
extended northward from Seattle to the Canadian Pacific
Line which vii still further extend the railroad system
OF the coast and increase It's development
The whole Western country. beginning at the Mssis
spp River Is in high state OF excitement over the real
estate boom 1t Is not confined TO- any LOCALITY or 10 any
special class OF property Farming lands and town lots
both share 10 the high prices consequent the excite
ment. AT Wichita, Kansas City, Atchison and Denver
but much OF Is OF the speculative character Neyerthe
less all this country Is growing up rapidly ine o nun,
foreign counties as generally supposed In southern
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Barbara and Los Angeles. The same thing Is measar
The completion Of the Northern Pacific Railroad over
tho Cascade Mountains VIII give impetus g Washington
ngton Territory and western oregon heavily covered
with timber. Large lumber companies are operating
all parts OF the word-particarly to Japan and China.
The conversion OF Oregon and Washington Territory into
OF the forests which be cleared away before the
land is available for cultivation.
" In Washington Territory visited the hop-growing
region. which sprang into prominence and prosperity
last year because OF the failure OF the crop In this state.
out OF their crop The fertility OF the soil Will make this
the greatest hopgrowing region In the world The yield
OF hops per acre ia greater than anywhere else Ihey
have no worms yet fhe development Of this industry
will work serious injury to the hopgrowing industry in
In Washington Territory they sre'developing mpor
mines OF coal and iron The coal shipped al along
the far San Francisco and great deal OF
wealth is being accumulated through the working OF tho
and many lines projected which yet built This
OF the noticeable features all through the West
The railroads are required by substantial growth.
Tho building of railroads will create large demand for
ron and the present operations III mat direction may oe
bspess paSspeTty 1t is we'll knoSn hat in years when
railroad building is extensive business generally i'm
proved and profitable The prosperity that results from
because many roads barely started and the
building Will be carried on next year III the country
keeps on growing more railroads will be needed.
There "a thing particularly IN mining affairs on
the Pacific Coast They deyOtng their attention to
taking gold out Of owgraie ores California produces
about the output OF the precious metals year after
year. In Washington Territory and Oregon there L.
considerable excitement about the Coenr Alene goa
mining region. It IS generally considered Of tho
richest that been discovered, and its development
has only just begun Railroads are being built INTO II,
and preparations made extensive scale for mining
tho precious metal. In my opinion there Is greater
wealth and greater substantial prosperity for the people
of the Pacific Coast In agriculture fruit growing aud in
the development OF their coal and iron mines than IN tho
mining OF the precious metals
took short run into Victoria In British Columbia,
and then came back the Northern Pacific road All
along the line OF road there fine farming land.
which Is being taken up by settlers. devotns
most of their time TO wheat growing